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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 - Duty.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of terrain is Leonidas leading his men over as the day continues to be hot and oppressive?
(a) Slippery
(b) Sandy
(c) Wet
(d) Rocky

2. What is the name of the Persian King who asks Leonidas for his surrender?
(a) Xerxes
(b) Envoy
(c) Ephialtes
(d) Truscius

3. Why does the storyteller tell the rest of the men stories as they sit around at camp?
(a) To educate them
(b) To warn them
(c) To inspire them
(d) To humor them

4. Which soldier succumbs to the heat, growing dizzy and stumbling around?
(a) Leonidas
(b) Ephialtes
(c) Stelios
(d) Xerxes

5. What does the oracle inhale as she begins to talk with Leonidas about his war plans?
(a) Rocks
(b) Vapors
(c) Tea
(d) Drugs

Short Answer Questions

1. The remainder of the Persian envoy's entourage is then ___________ at Leonidas' orders.

2. The men are wearing heavy __________ helmets as they are marching to meet their enemy.

3. Who leads the force of Arcadian Greeks that Leonidas encounters on his way to battle?

4. What does Leonidas have to donate before he can see the ephors?

5. When Leonidas objects to the ruling of the ephors, who is he told to see next?

(see the answer key)

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